Sept 19th Triple X Love! Love!

Sept 19th Triple X Love! Love!
Album	Sweden
Released	1995
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:24
Previous Track	"Flashing Lights"
Next Track	"Going to Queens"

Sept 19th Triple X Love! Love! is the eighth song on the album Sweden.

Lyrics

I cut down that withered peach tree
Just like you asked me to
And I hacked it into pieces
Set it on fire with your face in plain view
At the near window where you stood
Watching me split the wood
I will do as I am told
I will keep away the cold

The fire pit in the snow
Gave off a rich bright orange-red glow
A familiar scent rose up into the air
And I remembered something special from a long time ago
You opened up the door
Stepped away from the killing floor
Your footprint on the snow was fresh and new
When you touched me I felt fire come through
I will do as I am told
I will keep away the cold
I will do as I am told
I will keep away the cold

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "I remember the morning I wrote this song, I began to feel very bad about the paces I was putting the people on the Sweden record through. I thought, 'boy, there's something wrong with you, man, to do this to these people, like, you invent these people and say 'ooh, you'll love this'.' I can't even pronounce the title of this one." -- 2002-03-11 - The Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1995-01-15 - The Chameleon - San Francisco, CA
• 1996-03-21 - Beachcomber - Brighton, England
• 1996-08-10 - Gabe's - Iowa City, IA
• 1996-09-02 - Tokyo Rose - Charlottesville, VA
• 1996-11-11 - Schauspielhaus - Bochum, Germany
• 1996-11-13 - Dreikonigkeller - Frankfurt, Germany
• 1997-04-04 - Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC
• 1997-06-14 - Zoot's - Detroit, MI
• 1997-06-17 - Brownie's - New York City, NY
• 1997-06-22 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
• 1998-02-07 - Vinyl Fever - Tallahassee, FL
• 1998-04-12 - Brownie's - New York City, NY
• 1998-04-17 - Custer Avenue Stages - San Francisco, CA
• 1998-05-15 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
• 1998-10-10 - The Rocket Bar - St. Louis, MO
• 1999-01-24 - Echo Lounge - Atlanta, GA
• 1999-01-27 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
• 1999-01-29 - Mercury Paw - Louisville, KY
• 1999-01-30 - CD Exchange - Bloomington, IN
• 1999-07-09 - Starfish Room - Vancouver, British Columbia
• 2000-02-06 - The Press - Claremont, CA
• 2000-10-15 - Go! Rehearsal Studios, Room 4 - Carrboro, NC
• 2000-10-16 - Gate City Noise - Greensboro, NC
• 2002-03-11 - The Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA
• 2002-04-13 - Sky Church - Experience Music Project - Seattle, WA
• 2002-10-09 - The Cobblestone - Dublin, Ireland
• 2003-04-06 - Gate City Noise - Greensboro, NC
• 2003-04-09 - Will's Pub - Orlando, FL
• 2005-11-04 - Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC
• 2008-02-27 - WOW Hall - Eugene, OR
• 2008-10-29 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
• 2010-09-08 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, England
• 2010-12-14 - Castro Theater - San Francisco, CA
• 2014-02-28 - Rangos Ballroom - Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-06-14 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
• 2014-06-18 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
• 2014-06-22 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
• 2016-02-24 - Sidebar Theatre - Tallahassee, FL
• 2016-02-27 - Noise Pop 2016 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
• 2016-02-28 - Noise Pop 2016 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
• 2019-09-28 - City Winery - Philadelphia, PA
• 2023-02-08 - The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC

Videos of this Song

• 1999-01-30 - CD Exchange - Bloomington, IN
• 2008-02-27 - WOW Hall - Eugene, OR